My friend Robin Browne, who has died aged 82, was a cinematographer specialising in aerial photography and special effects. His was not a name in lights, but he consistently excelled without the razzmatazz of Hollywood. I doubt there is anyone who has seen one of his films and not marvelled at the skills and dangers involved.
He started out as a clapper boy in the late 1950s, and worked on dozens of distinguished films over the next five decades, as camera assistant, operator and as director of photography leading specialist units. A few titles give a flavour: Battle of Britain (1969); Catch 22 (1970); the television series The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972-74), on which he was camera operator for all 52 episodes; three Bond movies in the 1970s; A Bridge Too Far (1977); Krull (1983); A Passage to India (1984); The Jewel of the Nile (1985); King Kong Lives (1986); Gorillas in the Mist (1988); and Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009).
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He started out as a clapper boy in the late 1950s, and worked on dozens of distinguished films over the next five decades, as camera assistant, operator and as director of photography leading specialist units. A few titles give a flavour: Battle of Britain (1969); Catch 22 (1970); the television series The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972-74), on which he was camera operator for all 52 episodes; three Bond movies in the 1970s; A Bridge Too Far (1977); Krull (1983); A Passage to India (1984); The Jewel of the Nile (1985); King Kong Lives (1986); Gorillas in the Mist (1988); and Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009).
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- 4/14/2024
- by Michael Mansfield
- The Guardian - Film News
Richard Conway, a special effects supervisor who collaborated closely with director Terry Gilliam, has died, his family announced. He was 79.
Conway began working in television in the 1960s, where he began his career working alongside Gerry Anderson. He worked on shows such as “Thunderbirds,” “Captain Scarlet” and “Joe 90”. While there, Conway met fellow visual effects pioneer George Gibbs and together they would go on to work on the 1969 classic “The Battle of Britain.”
From there, Conway segued into film work. He was a senior effects supervisor on Dino De Laurentiis’ “Flash Gordon.” It was Conway who created the unforgettable multi-colored skies around Mongo and its neighboring planets.
Other films Conway worked on included “Conan the Barbarian,” “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” and “Sunshine.” He also contributed to Jim Henson’s “Labyrinth.” During this time, Conway met Gilliam and the two began their collaboration together, working on “Monty Python’s Meaning of Life,...
Conway began working in television in the 1960s, where he began his career working alongside Gerry Anderson. He worked on shows such as “Thunderbirds,” “Captain Scarlet” and “Joe 90”. While there, Conway met fellow visual effects pioneer George Gibbs and together they would go on to work on the 1969 classic “The Battle of Britain.”
From there, Conway segued into film work. He was a senior effects supervisor on Dino De Laurentiis’ “Flash Gordon.” It was Conway who created the unforgettable multi-colored skies around Mongo and its neighboring planets.
Other films Conway worked on included “Conan the Barbarian,” “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” and “Sunshine.” He also contributed to Jim Henson’s “Labyrinth.” During this time, Conway met Gilliam and the two began their collaboration together, working on “Monty Python’s Meaning of Life,...
- 12/23/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Plummer in "Battle of Britain" (1969).
By Lee Pfeiffer
Christopher Plummer, the world-acclaimed star of stage, screen and television, has passed away at age 91. Complications from a fall in his Connecticut home were cited as the cause of death. Plummer never had to make his way up the ranks on the big screen. He received prominent billing in his movie debut in Sidney Lumet's 1958 production of "Stage Struck"- and henceforth he would generally enjoy starring roles. Plummer moved with ease between films, stage and TV, earning critical plaudits along the way, as well as winning two Tony Awards and a late career Oscar for the film "Beginnings" in 2010. He was especially acclaimed for his work in Shakespearean productions in the U.S., England and Canada. Plummer, a native Canadian, became a legend by playing the male lead, Captain von Trapp, in the 1965 Oscar-winning film production of "The Sound of Music...
By Lee Pfeiffer
Christopher Plummer, the world-acclaimed star of stage, screen and television, has passed away at age 91. Complications from a fall in his Connecticut home were cited as the cause of death. Plummer never had to make his way up the ranks on the big screen. He received prominent billing in his movie debut in Sidney Lumet's 1958 production of "Stage Struck"- and henceforth he would generally enjoy starring roles. Plummer moved with ease between films, stage and TV, earning critical plaudits along the way, as well as winning two Tony Awards and a late career Oscar for the film "Beginnings" in 2010. He was especially acclaimed for his work in Shakespearean productions in the U.S., England and Canada. Plummer, a native Canadian, became a legend by playing the male lead, Captain von Trapp, in the 1965 Oscar-winning film production of "The Sound of Music...
- 2/5/2021
- by [email protected] (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
British singer Vera Lynn died last week at the incredible age of 103. Her career spanned seven decades, but it was her World War II–era songs like “We’ll Meet Again” and “(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover” that made her a cultural icon by providing strength and comfort to soldiers during the conflict. “My songs reminded the boys what they were really fighting for,” she once said. “Precious personal things rather than ideologies.”
In 1978, when Roger Waters was writing The Wall, which was partially inspired by...
In 1978, when Roger Waters was writing The Wall, which was partially inspired by...
- 6/23/2020
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Matt Orton (“Operation Finale”) has been tapped to adapt the screenplay for Universal Pictures’ “The Night of the Hunter,” based on the novel by Davis Grubb.
Orton previously wrote “Operation Finale,” starring Oscar Isaac and Sir Ben Kingsley, which MGM released to excellent reviews and a strong performance at the box office in 2018. Since then, Orton has written “Battle of Britain,” which Ridley Scott will direct, and is currently writing the live-action family-adventure movie, “Knights,” for Disney.
The 1955 film directed by actor Charles Laughton (and the only film he ever directed), starred Robert Mitchum as a sublimely sinister traveling preacher turned serial killer named Harry Powell, who had tattooed knuckles and nefarious motives for marrying a fragile widow played by Shelley Winters. Powell plans to steal $10,000 hidden by her executed husband, and his motives are discovered by the widow’s terrified children.
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Orton previously wrote “Operation Finale,” starring Oscar Isaac and Sir Ben Kingsley, which MGM released to excellent reviews and a strong performance at the box office in 2018. Since then, Orton has written “Battle of Britain,” which Ridley Scott will direct, and is currently writing the live-action family-adventure movie, “Knights,” for Disney.
The 1955 film directed by actor Charles Laughton (and the only film he ever directed), starred Robert Mitchum as a sublimely sinister traveling preacher turned serial killer named Harry Powell, who had tattooed knuckles and nefarious motives for marrying a fragile widow played by Shelley Winters. Powell plans to steal $10,000 hidden by her executed husband, and his motives are discovered by the widow’s terrified children.
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- 4/7/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Universal Pictures is remaking “The Night of the Hunter,” a 1955 film adaptation based on the novel by Davis Grubb.
Matt Orton (“Operation Finale”) is penning the script. Though little is known about the new project, it is expected to be a contemporary version of the original thriller, rather than a period piece.
“The Night of the Hunter” follows a religious fanatic, con man and murderer who marries a widow, knowing that her deceased husband had hid $10,000 from authorities following a bank robbery. The widow’s young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the money as the man plots more sinister ways to find where to find the cash. The 1955 version, starring Robert Mitchum, was considered controversial at the time, given dark themes including Mitchum’s character preying on young children.
Peter Gethers will produce alongside Amy Pascal, who will produce through her Universal-based Pascal Pictures.
Matt Orton (“Operation Finale”) is penning the script. Though little is known about the new project, it is expected to be a contemporary version of the original thriller, rather than a period piece.
“The Night of the Hunter” follows a religious fanatic, con man and murderer who marries a widow, knowing that her deceased husband had hid $10,000 from authorities following a bank robbery. The widow’s young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the money as the man plots more sinister ways to find where to find the cash. The 1955 version, starring Robert Mitchum, was considered controversial at the time, given dark themes including Mitchum’s character preying on young children.
Peter Gethers will produce alongside Amy Pascal, who will produce through her Universal-based Pascal Pictures.
- 4/7/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell’s Safehouse Pictures is expanding its team by bringing on Kelly Burnett as Vice President and Ariane Ackerberg as Creative Executive to help service those deals in both film and television. Both will report to Tunnell, Harold, and Executive Vice President Matt Schwartz, who has extended his contract with the company.
Burnett comes to Safehouse after four years at Robert Zemeckis’ ImageMovers where she brought in and worked on multiple film and TV projects. Prior to that, she worked for UTA and Warner Bros Theatrical Marketing. Ackerberg, a graduate of UCLA Producers Program, was an executive assistant at 20th Century Fox where she helped oversee a variety of projects in active development.
Safehouse, the company behind the Guy Ritchie-directed King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, and Robin Hood with
Taron Egerton, currently holds a two-year first-look deal at Amblin Partners as well as television pact with Legendary Television Studios.
Burnett comes to Safehouse after four years at Robert Zemeckis’ ImageMovers where she brought in and worked on multiple film and TV projects. Prior to that, she worked for UTA and Warner Bros Theatrical Marketing. Ackerberg, a graduate of UCLA Producers Program, was an executive assistant at 20th Century Fox where she helped oversee a variety of projects in active development.
Safehouse, the company behind the Guy Ritchie-directed King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, and Robin Hood with
Taron Egerton, currently holds a two-year first-look deal at Amblin Partners as well as television pact with Legendary Television Studios.
- 11/22/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Deadline has learned that Amblin Partners has signed a two-year first look deal with Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell’s Safehouse Pictures.
Safehouse’s upcoming slate includes the Michael B. Jordan WW2 movie The Liberators, Battle of Britain, which Ridley Scott is attached to direct, and 70’s drama Love Canal which is set to be Patricia Arquette’s directorial debut. Harold recently came off the success of Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum which has accumulated over $252M at the WW box office. He was also an Ep on Doug Liman’s Edge of Tomorrow. Together Harold and Tunnell produced King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, the documentary Trumbo and comedy My Blind Brother, among other film and television titles.
“Joby and Tory have an incredible understanding of how to create crowd pleasing movies with broad appeal across all genres, making them a great partner for Amblin. We look...
Safehouse’s upcoming slate includes the Michael B. Jordan WW2 movie The Liberators, Battle of Britain, which Ridley Scott is attached to direct, and 70’s drama Love Canal which is set to be Patricia Arquette’s directorial debut. Harold recently came off the success of Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum which has accumulated over $252M at the WW box office. He was also an Ep on Doug Liman’s Edge of Tomorrow. Together Harold and Tunnell produced King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, the documentary Trumbo and comedy My Blind Brother, among other film and television titles.
“Joby and Tory have an incredible understanding of how to create crowd pleasing movies with broad appeal across all genres, making them a great partner for Amblin. We look...
- 6/10/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
While the future of Ridley Scott’s “Alien” franchise on the big screen remains unclear, details about the intended next film, “Alien: Awakening,” are coming into focus. As part of Empire Magazine’s special “Alien” anniversary issue (via Av Club), the publication confirmed screenwriter John Logan, who co-wrote “Alien: Covenant” with Dante Harper, has already finished writing “Awakening” and the film is now waiting to be made. Empire even spilled the beans on the next sequel’s plot.
Following the events of “Covenant,” in which it was revealed the android David (Michael Fassbender) caused a genocide on the planet Paradise that wiped out the Engineer population, “Awakening” would find a group of Engineers who survived the mass murder making it their mission to exact revenge and kill David. The Engineers were first introduced in “Prometheus” and are humanity’s forerunners. The fight was expected to bring both parties to Lv-...
Following the events of “Covenant,” in which it was revealed the android David (Michael Fassbender) caused a genocide on the planet Paradise that wiped out the Engineer population, “Awakening” would find a group of Engineers who survived the mass murder making it their mission to exact revenge and kill David. The Engineers were first introduced in “Prometheus” and are humanity’s forerunners. The fight was expected to bring both parties to Lv-...
- 11/14/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
We asked whether you would be excited to see a planned sequel to ‘Gladiator,’ the Best Picture picture winner from 2000 that earned Russell Crowe his lone Oscar as Best Actor. Alas, his warrior Maximus died at the end of the first movie, which will likely cancel out its star’s return.
However, most respondents seem to care more about director Ridley Scott‘s involvement than what actor is in the ring, with 54 percent saying they would definitely see it if the British filmmaker was behind the camera. Still, 40 percent felt that there is no reason to do a sequel without Crowe returning.
Rotten Tomatoes reports the sequel would take place years later and center upon Lucius Verus, the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen in the first movie), and the nephew of the late emperor Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix).
That brings up another question. Who would be a good replacement as the hero,...
However, most respondents seem to care more about director Ridley Scott‘s involvement than what actor is in the ring, with 54 percent saying they would definitely see it if the British filmmaker was behind the camera. Still, 40 percent felt that there is no reason to do a sequel without Crowe returning.
Rotten Tomatoes reports the sequel would take place years later and center upon Lucius Verus, the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen in the first movie), and the nephew of the late emperor Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix).
That brings up another question. Who would be a good replacement as the hero,...
- 11/5/2018
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
“I have to be careful. I don’t know what the statute of limitations is. I’ve never done an interview about Rogue [One], ever.”
That’s Tony Gilroy there, addressing his sizeable contribution to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story for the very first time. History tells us that Gilroy is merely credited with co-writing the biggest movie of 2016, but the truth is Lucasfilm called on the seasoned screenwriter to shoot some additional scenes involving the film’s finale – scenes that would later bag Gilroy a hefty $5 million paycheck for his efforts.
Those extensive reshoots quickly became a hot-button topic among the Star Wars community, who feared that director Gareth Edwards had lost control of the franchise’s first Anthology film. It’s a credit to Gilroy, then, that Rogue One emerged relatively unscathed – hell, one could argue that it’s a bona fide gem.
But after 16 months of silence,...
That’s Tony Gilroy there, addressing his sizeable contribution to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story for the very first time. History tells us that Gilroy is merely credited with co-writing the biggest movie of 2016, but the truth is Lucasfilm called on the seasoned screenwriter to shoot some additional scenes involving the film’s finale – scenes that would later bag Gilroy a hefty $5 million paycheck for his efforts.
Those extensive reshoots quickly became a hot-button topic among the Star Wars community, who feared that director Gareth Edwards had lost control of the franchise’s first Anthology film. It’s a credit to Gilroy, then, that Rogue One emerged relatively unscathed – hell, one could argue that it’s a bona fide gem.
But after 16 months of silence,...
- 4/5/2018
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
For the first time since reworking “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” screenwriter Tony Gilroy discussed the undertaking that went into overhauling the film.
On the latest episode of “The Moment With Brian Koppelman” podcast, Gilroy told Koppelman that “it was a mess” and explained how he solved the problems with the story.
“If you look at ‘Rogue,’ all the difficulty with ‘Rogue,’ all the confusion of it … and all the mess, and in the end when you get in there, it’s actually very, very simple to solve,” said Gilroy. “Because you sort of go, ‘This is a movie where, folks, just look. Everyone is going to die.’ So it’s a movie about sacrifice.”
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According to the studio’s description, “Rogue One” the first of the “Star Wars” standalone films was an all-new epic adventure set just before the events in the original “Star Wars” movie, “A New Hope.” In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. Gilroy however, said that he isn’t a fan of the “Star Wars” saga.
“I’ve never been interested in ‘Star Wars,’ ever. So I had no reverence for it whatsoever. I was unafraid about that,” said Gilroy. “And they were in such a swamp … they were in so much terrible, terrible trouble that all you could do was improve their position.”
“It doesn’t appeal to me,” added Gilroy. “But I don’t think ‘Rogue’ really is a ‘Star Wars’ movie in many ways. To me, it’s a Battle of Britain movie.”
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” is available on Blu-Ray, DVD, and digital formats.
Read original story ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Writer Describes ‘Messy’ Reshoots At TheWrap...
On the latest episode of “The Moment With Brian Koppelman” podcast, Gilroy told Koppelman that “it was a mess” and explained how he solved the problems with the story.
“If you look at ‘Rogue,’ all the difficulty with ‘Rogue,’ all the confusion of it … and all the mess, and in the end when you get in there, it’s actually very, very simple to solve,” said Gilroy. “Because you sort of go, ‘This is a movie where, folks, just look. Everyone is going to die.’ So it’s a movie about sacrifice.”
Also Read: 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Denny's Ad Teases Young Han and Lando Playing Sabacc (Video)
According to the studio’s description, “Rogue One” the first of the “Star Wars” standalone films was an all-new epic adventure set just before the events in the original “Star Wars” movie, “A New Hope.” In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. Gilroy however, said that he isn’t a fan of the “Star Wars” saga.
“I’ve never been interested in ‘Star Wars,’ ever. So I had no reverence for it whatsoever. I was unafraid about that,” said Gilroy. “And they were in such a swamp … they were in so much terrible, terrible trouble that all you could do was improve their position.”
“It doesn’t appeal to me,” added Gilroy. “But I don’t think ‘Rogue’ really is a ‘Star Wars’ movie in many ways. To me, it’s a Battle of Britain movie.”
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” is available on Blu-Ray, DVD, and digital formats.
Read original story ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Writer Describes ‘Messy’ Reshoots At TheWrap...
- 4/5/2018
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
“Solo: A Star Wars Story” is gearing up for release next month after a notorious production that saw Ron Howard stepping in to complete the tentpole after Lucasfilm fired original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller. But “Solo” is hardly the first “Star Wars” movie to have to contend with behind-the-scenes drama. “Rogue One” famously brought in “Michael Clayton” writer-director Tony Gilroy to oversee script rewrites and production reshoots when Lucasfilm became unhappy with director Gareth Edward’s first cut. Gilroy looks back at the troubled production in a new interview on Brian Koppelman’s “The Moment” podcast.
Gilroy gets honest “Rogue One’s” reshoot process, saying Lucasfilm was in “so much trouble” before he came in to help assist Edwards in finishing the movie. The writer-director implies that Edwards’ biggest problem was figuring out the right narrative to tell. Gilroy said coming up with the answer was relatively simple...
Gilroy gets honest “Rogue One’s” reshoot process, saying Lucasfilm was in “so much trouble” before he came in to help assist Edwards in finishing the movie. The writer-director implies that Edwards’ biggest problem was figuring out the right narrative to tell. Gilroy said coming up with the answer was relatively simple...
- 4/5/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Author: Zehra Phelan
Lionsgate has released the first look trailer and poster from Michael Caine’s documentary, My Generation.
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British film icon Michael Caine narrates and stars in ‘My Generation’, the vivid and inspiring story of his personal journey through 1960s London. Based on personal accounts and stunning archive footage this feature-length documentary film sees Caine travel back in time to talk to The Beatles, Twiggy, David Bailey, Mary Quant, The Rolling Stones, David Hockney and other star names.
The film has been painstakingly assembled over the last six years by Caine working with Producer Simon Fuller, Writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais and Director David Batty to tell the story of the birth of pop culture in London, through the eyes of the young Michael Caine: “For the first time in history the young working class stood up for ourselves and said,...
Lionsgate has released the first look trailer and poster from Michael Caine’s documentary, My Generation.
Related: Always in Style – The Forgotten Roles of Michael Caine
British film icon Michael Caine narrates and stars in ‘My Generation’, the vivid and inspiring story of his personal journey through 1960s London. Based on personal accounts and stunning archive footage this feature-length documentary film sees Caine travel back in time to talk to The Beatles, Twiggy, David Bailey, Mary Quant, The Rolling Stones, David Hockney and other star names.
The film has been painstakingly assembled over the last six years by Caine working with Producer Simon Fuller, Writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais and Director David Batty to tell the story of the birth of pop culture in London, through the eyes of the young Michael Caine: “For the first time in history the young working class stood up for ourselves and said,...
- 1/23/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
In a war film, what’s the difference between nasty exploitation and just plain honest reportage? André De Toth made tough-minded action films with the best of them, and this nail-biting commando mission with Michael Caine and Nigel Davenport is simply superb, one of those great action pictures that’s not widely screened. To its credit it’s not ‘feel good’ enough to be suitable for Memorial Day TV marathons.
Play Dirty
Blu-ray
Twilight Time
1968 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 118 min. / Street Date October 17, 2017 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store 29.95
Starring: Michael Caine, Nigel Davenport, Nigel Green, Harry Andrews.
Cinematography: Edward Scaife
Film Editor: Jack Slade
Art Direction: Tom Morahan, Maurice Pelling
Original Music: Michel Legrand
Written by Lotte Colin, Melvyn Bragg, from a story by George Marton
Produced by Harry Saltzman
Directed by André De Toth
Some movies that were ignored when new now seem far more important, perhaps due to the tenor of times.
Play Dirty
Blu-ray
Twilight Time
1968 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 118 min. / Street Date October 17, 2017 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store 29.95
Starring: Michael Caine, Nigel Davenport, Nigel Green, Harry Andrews.
Cinematography: Edward Scaife
Film Editor: Jack Slade
Art Direction: Tom Morahan, Maurice Pelling
Original Music: Michel Legrand
Written by Lotte Colin, Melvyn Bragg, from a story by George Marton
Produced by Harry Saltzman
Directed by André De Toth
Some movies that were ignored when new now seem far more important, perhaps due to the tenor of times.
- 10/24/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
‘Things Blowing Up Good’ has been surefire entertainment since the beginning of cinema, but this ill-fated Cinerama extravaganza about the biggest explosion in recorded human history limps along despite some pretty darned impressive volcanic effects. It’s quite an entertaining spectacle, with various good performers in three soap opera plots, either overacting or loitering about with nothing to do. And don’t forget the from-left-field musical striptease.
Krakatoa East of Java
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1969 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 131 min. / Street Date September 12, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Maximilian Schell, Diane Baker, Brian Keith, Barbara Werle, Sal Mineo, Rossano Brazzi, John Leyton, J.D. Cannon, Jacqueline (Jacqui) Chan, Victoria Young, Marc Lawrence, Geoffrey Holder, Niall MacGinnis, Sumi Haru.
Cinematography: Manuel Berenguer
Film Editors: Walter Hannemann, Warren Low, Maurice Rootes
Production Design: Eugèné Lourié
Costumes: Laure Lourié
Special Effects: Eugèné Lourié, Alex Weldon, Francisco Prósper
Original Music: Frank De Vol
Written by Clifford Newton Gould,...
Krakatoa East of Java
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1969 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 131 min. / Street Date September 12, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Maximilian Schell, Diane Baker, Brian Keith, Barbara Werle, Sal Mineo, Rossano Brazzi, John Leyton, J.D. Cannon, Jacqueline (Jacqui) Chan, Victoria Young, Marc Lawrence, Geoffrey Holder, Niall MacGinnis, Sumi Haru.
Cinematography: Manuel Berenguer
Film Editors: Walter Hannemann, Warren Low, Maurice Rootes
Production Design: Eugèné Lourié
Costumes: Laure Lourié
Special Effects: Eugèné Lourié, Alex Weldon, Francisco Prósper
Original Music: Frank De Vol
Written by Clifford Newton Gould,...
- 9/2/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Exclusive: Kaleidoscope launches movie about Polish fighter pilots during the Battle of Britain.
Game Of Thrones star Iwan Rheon has joined Milo Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge), Stefanie Martini (Crooked House), Marcin Dorocinski (Anthropoid) and Krystoff Hadek (Under The Skin) in World War Two war drama Hurricane.
Kaleidoscope will launch world sales (excluding Poland) in Toronto on the movie, which is due to begin shoot in the UK next month.
Kino Swiat has pre-bought Polish rights and is expected to mount a significant release.
David Blair, whose credits include movies Away and The Messenger and Bafta-winning TV drama The Street, will direct the feature about the Polish pilots who fought alongside the Raf during The Battle of Britain.
Produced by Prospect 3, whose credits include Dead Man’s Cards, I Against I and One Night In Istanbul, delivery is slated for Q2, 2018.
Rheon, best know for his long-running role as the sadistic Ramsay Bolton in HBO’s Game Of Thrones, will...
Game Of Thrones star Iwan Rheon has joined Milo Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge), Stefanie Martini (Crooked House), Marcin Dorocinski (Anthropoid) and Krystoff Hadek (Under The Skin) in World War Two war drama Hurricane.
Kaleidoscope will launch world sales (excluding Poland) in Toronto on the movie, which is due to begin shoot in the UK next month.
Kino Swiat has pre-bought Polish rights and is expected to mount a significant release.
David Blair, whose credits include movies Away and The Messenger and Bafta-winning TV drama The Street, will direct the feature about the Polish pilots who fought alongside the Raf during The Battle of Britain.
Produced by Prospect 3, whose credits include Dead Man’s Cards, I Against I and One Night In Istanbul, delivery is slated for Q2, 2018.
Rheon, best know for his long-running role as the sadistic Ramsay Bolton in HBO’s Game Of Thrones, will...
- 8/21/2017
- by [email protected] (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Prince William may be a royal and all, but he definitely knows what really matters in life. The father of two touched the hearts of everyone on Tuesday when he bonded with WWII veterans during a visit to The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight to mark its 60th anniversary at Raf Coningsby in England. William, who is patron of the flight, which was formed to honor the iconic planes involved in the Battle of Britain, appeared to exchange quite a few stories with the veterans as they chatted animatedly and shared a few laughs. At one point, William even bent down on one knee to shake the hand of an older man in a wheelchair. If this outing proves one thing, it's that his late mother, Princess Diana, would be incredibly proud of the work he's doing. RelatedWilliam and Harry Reminisce About Princess Diana: "She Was One of the...
- 7/11/2017
- by Caitlin Hacker
- Popsugar.com
Prince William shared a special moment with a WWII veteran as he attended an air display to mark the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight on Tuesday.
The royal dad is patron of the Flight, which was formed to honor the planes involved in the Battle of Britain.
William arrived at Raf Coningsby in Lincolnshire by helicopter before spending time with the veterans. During his visit, he made a special connection with 99-year-old veteran Ken Wilkinson when he bent down to talk to him in his wheelchair.
It’s a touching move that William’s late mother,...
The royal dad is patron of the Flight, which was formed to honor the planes involved in the Battle of Britain.
William arrived at Raf Coningsby in Lincolnshire by helicopter before spending time with the veterans. During his visit, he made a special connection with 99-year-old veteran Ken Wilkinson when he bent down to talk to him in his wheelchair.
It’s a touching move that William’s late mother,...
- 7/11/2017
- by Erin Hill
- PEOPLE.com
By Lee Pfeiffer
Olive Films has released the now obscure 1941 British film noir "Pimpernel Smith" starring Leslie Howard, who also directed. The movie (known as "Mister V" in the United States) was released in 1941 at a time when England was hanging on by a thin thread as Hitler dominated most of Europe. As with all of the countries involved in WWII, the British film industry relied heavily on top stars appearing in inspiring movies that would boost public morale. This was especially true in England which saw its major ally, France, capitulate to Hitler in a matter of weeks, leaving the island nation standing alone against the Nazi menace. . At the time "Pimpernel Smith" was released in July 1941 (American would not enter the war until the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December of that year), the Brits were enjoying a spate of good news. After the disastrous experience of the British expedition force in Dunkirk,...
Olive Films has released the now obscure 1941 British film noir "Pimpernel Smith" starring Leslie Howard, who also directed. The movie (known as "Mister V" in the United States) was released in 1941 at a time when England was hanging on by a thin thread as Hitler dominated most of Europe. As with all of the countries involved in WWII, the British film industry relied heavily on top stars appearing in inspiring movies that would boost public morale. This was especially true in England which saw its major ally, France, capitulate to Hitler in a matter of weeks, leaving the island nation standing alone against the Nazi menace. . At the time "Pimpernel Smith" was released in July 1941 (American would not enter the war until the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December of that year), the Brits were enjoying a spate of good news. After the disastrous experience of the British expedition force in Dunkirk,...
- 6/18/2017
- by [email protected] (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Battle of Britain: Interview with Transformers: The Last Knight's Mark Wahlberg and Sir Anthony HopkinsBattle of Britain: Interview with Transformers: The Last Knight's Mark Wahlberg and Sir Anthony HopkinsMelissa Sheasgreen6/16/2017 11:19:00 Am
Mark Wahlberg and Sir Anthony Hopkins are backstage at Caesars Palace’s Colosseum theatre in Las Vegas to talk about Transformers: The Last Knight.
Wahlberg (Boogie Nights, The Fighter, Lone Survivor) arrives first, very casual, to what’s essentially a converted dressing room, and Hopkins (Silence of the Lambs, Thor, TV’s Westworld) follows. The two joke around as they set up for the interview.
Sir Anthony is new to the film franchise based on the Hasbro/Tomy toys that convert from cars to alien robots and back again. He plays Sir Edmund Burton, a historian with important information about the Transformers’ time on Earth, while Wahlberg reprises his role of Cade Yeager, the mechanic who came to the aid of the Autobots (the good robots) in 2014’s Transformers: Age of Extinction. Michael Bay is once again at the helm.
This time, Yeager leaves his family to search for information that will save the relationship between humans and Autobots and, in turn, save the world.
Where do we pick up?
Wahlberg: “Well, for me, when you meet Cade at the beginning of this film I’ve had to make a big decision and, basically, in order to give my daughter an attempt at a normal life I have to go on the run. So I leave everything that I know as far as home and family, I’m kind of hiding out in the desert and I get summoned by this gentleman’s character [points at Hopkins] and I get thrust into this world of basically trying to pursue and find some information in order to save the world and our relationship with the Autobots. It’s really a great kind of a fish out of water, me, thrust into this world in England with sophisticated, fancy-talking folks that like to make fun of me; Cade’s from Texas. And Cade’s a little taken by them as well.”
No pressure, just saving the world, right?
Wahlberg: “Well, this is what we do.”
And what about your character, Anthony?
Hopkins: “Well I play the kind of English lord, or knight, ancient family, that typical archetypal Englishman who sees Americans and is curious about them, never unfriendly.”
Wahlberg: “Kind of like a puppy.”
Hopkins: “Kind of like a puppy. Yes, these chaps, you know, very interesting these Americans. See, [in real life] I was raised with Americans as a kid during the war, because I’m that old, and so my dream was to come to America so I had an appreciation of that. So that’s part of my personality, and my character’s as well. I have the attention span of a gnat so I can’t describe the total scheme of the script to you because it’s so complicated to read.”
Wahlberg: “He’s really educating us on the origins of the Transformers, when they’re coming to our world, as well as the mythology, so it’s amazing to see him rattling off these amounts of dialogue and monologues pretty much effortlessly, and then to say that he has the attention span of a gnat is just him being humble because it was impressive. I’m one who really prides myself on being prepared and to see him show up like that and make everyone’s job a lot easier was impressive.”
Yeah, but as actors you need to do this every day all the time, right?
Hopkins: “Yeah, but you see, he [pointing at Wahlberg] does great stuff with improvising and I love that.”
Wahlberg: “Well, we had so much opportunity to really play around and there are so many laughs, and his character, I think what he brought to it too is he was just so excited to be there and his energy was really infectious and everybody kind of fed off of that and the humour and to see him say some of the things that he says are really going to get big, big laughs.”
Really?
Hopkins: “Sincerely, this sounds like such bull, but for me to be involved in an American movie, as I’ve been involved in many of them, especially in that ethos of English society and aristocracy and working with Michael Bay and Mark, it’s a great feeling because you get so bored watching serious movies and everything’s so boring and Michael Bay comes on set with Mark Wahlberg and you don’t have a chance to be bored, you just don’t have a chance, you have to keep up with it.”
Give me an example.
“There’s a wonderful moment when we’re at Stonehenge and Michael Bay comes into my trailer, and we were at Stonehenge, 5,000 years ago it was established, and there’s another Stonehenge that the art department had built down the road so they could blow up bombs and all that. So Michael comes into my trailer and says, ‘So we’re at the real Stonehenge, yeah?’ And I said, ‘Yeah, yeah.’ And he said, ‘Ours is much better than theirs.’ [Laughs.] Only an American would say that…. That’s what I love about America and working with Americans. You don’t have time to be precious and holier than thou, too thoughtful, because it’s so boring, all that stuff [pretends to snore while Wahlberg laughs]. It’s true, I was watching PBS, classic movies, after four minutes, that’s it, bye.”
Does this mean you’re doing all your own stunts in this movie?
Hopkins: “Oh, I did all of my own stunts, didn’t I? [Turns to Wahlberg, joking.]”
Wahlberg: “Yeah. And even all that you’re saying is not deterring me from wanting to be English and be a knight.”
Hopkins: “He wants to be a knight. I’ll see what I can do with the queen.”
Wahlberg: “Thank you.”
What do you think will surprise audiences most about this movie?
Wahlberg: “That Mike was still able to create new and exciting and fresh elements to this story, and new characters, and making it more exciting and more interesting than the last.”
Bigger action and better stunts?
Wahlberg: “Yup. And new characters, the whole thing.”
Hopkins: “It’s a well-written script, isn’t it?”
Wahlberg: “Yeah, it’s hard and frustrating not to give away the good bits of the story because there are so many twists and turns and things that people are really going to be surprised about.”
Melissa Sheasgreen is a content producer for the Cineplex Pre-Show.
See Transformers: The Last Knight when it hits theatres June 21st!
Mark Wahlberg and Sir Anthony Hopkins are backstage at Caesars Palace’s Colosseum theatre in Las Vegas to talk about Transformers: The Last Knight.
Wahlberg (Boogie Nights, The Fighter, Lone Survivor) arrives first, very casual, to what’s essentially a converted dressing room, and Hopkins (Silence of the Lambs, Thor, TV’s Westworld) follows. The two joke around as they set up for the interview.
Sir Anthony is new to the film franchise based on the Hasbro/Tomy toys that convert from cars to alien robots and back again. He plays Sir Edmund Burton, a historian with important information about the Transformers’ time on Earth, while Wahlberg reprises his role of Cade Yeager, the mechanic who came to the aid of the Autobots (the good robots) in 2014’s Transformers: Age of Extinction. Michael Bay is once again at the helm.
This time, Yeager leaves his family to search for information that will save the relationship between humans and Autobots and, in turn, save the world.
Where do we pick up?
Wahlberg: “Well, for me, when you meet Cade at the beginning of this film I’ve had to make a big decision and, basically, in order to give my daughter an attempt at a normal life I have to go on the run. So I leave everything that I know as far as home and family, I’m kind of hiding out in the desert and I get summoned by this gentleman’s character [points at Hopkins] and I get thrust into this world of basically trying to pursue and find some information in order to save the world and our relationship with the Autobots. It’s really a great kind of a fish out of water, me, thrust into this world in England with sophisticated, fancy-talking folks that like to make fun of me; Cade’s from Texas. And Cade’s a little taken by them as well.”
No pressure, just saving the world, right?
Wahlberg: “Well, this is what we do.”
And what about your character, Anthony?
Hopkins: “Well I play the kind of English lord, or knight, ancient family, that typical archetypal Englishman who sees Americans and is curious about them, never unfriendly.”
Wahlberg: “Kind of like a puppy.”
Hopkins: “Kind of like a puppy. Yes, these chaps, you know, very interesting these Americans. See, [in real life] I was raised with Americans as a kid during the war, because I’m that old, and so my dream was to come to America so I had an appreciation of that. So that’s part of my personality, and my character’s as well. I have the attention span of a gnat so I can’t describe the total scheme of the script to you because it’s so complicated to read.”
Wahlberg: “He’s really educating us on the origins of the Transformers, when they’re coming to our world, as well as the mythology, so it’s amazing to see him rattling off these amounts of dialogue and monologues pretty much effortlessly, and then to say that he has the attention span of a gnat is just him being humble because it was impressive. I’m one who really prides myself on being prepared and to see him show up like that and make everyone’s job a lot easier was impressive.”
Yeah, but as actors you need to do this every day all the time, right?
Hopkins: “Yeah, but you see, he [pointing at Wahlberg] does great stuff with improvising and I love that.”
Wahlberg: “Well, we had so much opportunity to really play around and there are so many laughs, and his character, I think what he brought to it too is he was just so excited to be there and his energy was really infectious and everybody kind of fed off of that and the humour and to see him say some of the things that he says are really going to get big, big laughs.”
Really?
Hopkins: “Sincerely, this sounds like such bull, but for me to be involved in an American movie, as I’ve been involved in many of them, especially in that ethos of English society and aristocracy and working with Michael Bay and Mark, it’s a great feeling because you get so bored watching serious movies and everything’s so boring and Michael Bay comes on set with Mark Wahlberg and you don’t have a chance to be bored, you just don’t have a chance, you have to keep up with it.”
Give me an example.
“There’s a wonderful moment when we’re at Stonehenge and Michael Bay comes into my trailer, and we were at Stonehenge, 5,000 years ago it was established, and there’s another Stonehenge that the art department had built down the road so they could blow up bombs and all that. So Michael comes into my trailer and says, ‘So we’re at the real Stonehenge, yeah?’ And I said, ‘Yeah, yeah.’ And he said, ‘Ours is much better than theirs.’ [Laughs.] Only an American would say that…. That’s what I love about America and working with Americans. You don’t have time to be precious and holier than thou, too thoughtful, because it’s so boring, all that stuff [pretends to snore while Wahlberg laughs]. It’s true, I was watching PBS, classic movies, after four minutes, that’s it, bye.”
Does this mean you’re doing all your own stunts in this movie?
Hopkins: “Oh, I did all of my own stunts, didn’t I? [Turns to Wahlberg, joking.]”
Wahlberg: “Yeah. And even all that you’re saying is not deterring me from wanting to be English and be a knight.”
Hopkins: “He wants to be a knight. I’ll see what I can do with the queen.”
Wahlberg: “Thank you.”
What do you think will surprise audiences most about this movie?
Wahlberg: “That Mike was still able to create new and exciting and fresh elements to this story, and new characters, and making it more exciting and more interesting than the last.”
Bigger action and better stunts?
Wahlberg: “Yup. And new characters, the whole thing.”
Hopkins: “It’s a well-written script, isn’t it?”
Wahlberg: “Yeah, it’s hard and frustrating not to give away the good bits of the story because there are so many twists and turns and things that people are really going to be surprised about.”
Melissa Sheasgreen is a content producer for the Cineplex Pre-Show.
See Transformers: The Last Knight when it hits theatres June 21st!
- 6/16/2017
- by Melissa Sheasgreen
- Cineplex
Radiant Films International to launch sales in Cannes.
Richard E. Grant, Jeremy Irvine, and Sam Neill will star in the historical drama The Guinea Pig Club, which Radiant Films International will introduce to Cannes buyers.
Roger Donaldson is in final negotiations to direct the historical action drama written by Mike Riddell.
The Guinea Pig Club tells the true story of New Zealand surgeon Archie McIndoe who defied the British establishment at the height of the Second World War with his radical treamtment of Battle Of Britain pilots who suffered serious burns.
New Zealand-based Tim Sanders, who produced The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring, is producing for Field Theory and industry veteran Penny Wolf serves as executive producer. Production is earmarked for an early 2018 shoot in New Zealand.
Radiant Films International will handle worldwide rights excluding Australia and New Zealand.
“The Guinea Pig Club is an uplifting and heroic story, coupled with moments...
Richard E. Grant, Jeremy Irvine, and Sam Neill will star in the historical drama The Guinea Pig Club, which Radiant Films International will introduce to Cannes buyers.
Roger Donaldson is in final negotiations to direct the historical action drama written by Mike Riddell.
The Guinea Pig Club tells the true story of New Zealand surgeon Archie McIndoe who defied the British establishment at the height of the Second World War with his radical treamtment of Battle Of Britain pilots who suffered serious burns.
New Zealand-based Tim Sanders, who produced The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring, is producing for Field Theory and industry veteran Penny Wolf serves as executive producer. Production is earmarked for an early 2018 shoot in New Zealand.
Radiant Films International will handle worldwide rights excluding Australia and New Zealand.
“The Guinea Pig Club is an uplifting and heroic story, coupled with moments...
- 5/11/2017
- by [email protected] (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
“The Boss Baby” (20th Century Fox) and “Beauty and the Beast” (Disney) should take the top slots this early spring weekend, but the DreamWorks Animation comedy isn’t guaranteed to hold on to number one.
We’re in the middle of staggered school spring vacation season, so family-oriented films abound. That explains Sony’s release of “Smurfs: The Lost Village,” which looks to do best among the three new wide releases. However, “Going in Style” (Warner Bros.) and “The Case for Christ” (PureFlix) are less predictable with their respective older and faith-based core audiences.
Read More: ‘The Boss Baby’ and ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Fight for Second Behind the Unstoppable ‘Beauty and the Beast’
This looks like another weekend that will outpace last year’s, when the top 10 grossed $91 million; expect this one to reach at least $100 million.
Alec Baldwin as an overgrown, big-mouth animated infant bested the third week of “Beauty” by $5 million,...
We’re in the middle of staggered school spring vacation season, so family-oriented films abound. That explains Sony’s release of “Smurfs: The Lost Village,” which looks to do best among the three new wide releases. However, “Going in Style” (Warner Bros.) and “The Case for Christ” (PureFlix) are less predictable with their respective older and faith-based core audiences.
Read More: ‘The Boss Baby’ and ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Fight for Second Behind the Unstoppable ‘Beauty and the Beast’
This looks like another weekend that will outpace last year’s, when the top 10 grossed $91 million; expect this one to reach at least $100 million.
Alec Baldwin as an overgrown, big-mouth animated infant bested the third week of “Beauty” by $5 million,...
- 4/6/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Perhaps wanting to remind the public of the role his homeland played in ending World War II, Ridley Scott is planning to direct a movie about the Battle of Britain. Deadline reports the Alien: Covenant director and 20th Century Fox are circling a film about one of WWII’s most significant military campaigns, which saw the Royal Air Force battle it out with the Luftwaffe for nearly four months in 1940. The Brits emerged with victorious, stiff upper lips firmly in place, and now their underdog story will be dramatized by Matthew Orton, who’s also written the Oscar Isaac-led Operation Finale.
Deadline notes this is a passion project for Scott, who has wanted to depict “Britain’s finest hour” for a while now. He’ll have some help from Bridge Of Spies scribe Matt Charman, who’s executive producing. This decisive WWII battle did get the silver-screen treatment in...
Deadline notes this is a passion project for Scott, who has wanted to depict “Britain’s finest hour” for a while now. He’ll have some help from Bridge Of Spies scribe Matt Charman, who’s executive producing. This decisive WWII battle did get the silver-screen treatment in...
- 4/5/2017
- by Danette Chavez
- avclub.com
Director Ridley Scott is looking to add a World War II film to his resume of films. According to Deadline, he's planning on directing a film based on the epic Battle of Britain, which was one of the first major battles fought entirely by air forces. The British were considered the underdogs in the fight but they ended up kicking the Nazi's asses.
The only other film that exists based on this epic battle was the 1969 film Battle of Britain, which was directed by Guy Hamilton. Here is a breif rundown of the story:
In the summer of 1940, after Adolf Hitler swept through France and drove the British army out of mainland Europe, the British public readied themselves for a Nazi invasion. A large part of Hitler’s early-war momentum was driven by his powerful air force, the Luftwaffe, and in late June 1940 (after the Dunkirk evacuation), Germany began to...
The only other film that exists based on this epic battle was the 1969 film Battle of Britain, which was directed by Guy Hamilton. Here is a breif rundown of the story:
In the summer of 1940, after Adolf Hitler swept through France and drove the British army out of mainland Europe, the British public readied themselves for a Nazi invasion. A large part of Hitler’s early-war momentum was driven by his powerful air force, the Luftwaffe, and in late June 1940 (after the Dunkirk evacuation), Germany began to...
- 4/4/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
As always, Sir Ridley Scott has more than a few options on his plate. He’s next directing a movie about the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, which is currently attracting a trio of fine actors, including Michelle Williams and Mark Wahlberg, and he’s signed on to direct a movie about the Battle of Britain. Production on All The Money […]
The post Ridley Scott May Give ‘All the Money in the World’ to Mark Wahlberg & Michelle Williams appeared first on /Film.
The post Ridley Scott May Give ‘All the Money in the World’ to Mark Wahlberg & Michelle Williams appeared first on /Film.
- 4/4/2017
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
20th Century Fox lines up British director, who has just completed Alien: Covenant, for film about the second world war aerial conflict
Ridley Scott is to direct a second world war film about the Battle of Britain.
The studio 20th Century Fox has lined up Scott to direct the film, which is described as a passion project for the British director in a Deadline report. The film will be written by Matthew Orton, a British screenwriter, who also has a film in production about the attempts to track down the Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann.
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Ridley Scott is to direct a second world war film about the Battle of Britain.
The studio 20th Century Fox has lined up Scott to direct the film, which is described as a passion project for the British director in a Deadline report. The film will be written by Matthew Orton, a British screenwriter, who also has a film in production about the attempts to track down the Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann.
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- 4/4/2017
- by Gwilym Mumford
- The Guardian - Film News
Simon Brew Apr 4, 2017
To add to the list of at least nine films Ridley Scott is considering directing comes a new World War II project...
Just this year, Ridley Scott – who is currently putting the finishing touches to Alien: Covenant – has suggested that he might be making a sequel to Gladiator, and also that he’d be ready to go again on a further Alien sequel/prequel next year (with plans for up to six more Alien movies). However, it now looks like they’ll have to take their place in his queue, as another movie has been added to Scott’s slate.
Scott is set to tackle a film about the Battle Of Britain, the air campaign that proved pivotal in World War II. The project is set up at 20th Century Fox, which picked up the film last year and is early development work on it. Matthew Orton is putting the screenplay together.
To add to the list of at least nine films Ridley Scott is considering directing comes a new World War II project...
Just this year, Ridley Scott – who is currently putting the finishing touches to Alien: Covenant – has suggested that he might be making a sequel to Gladiator, and also that he’d be ready to go again on a further Alien sequel/prequel next year (with plans for up to six more Alien movies). However, it now looks like they’ll have to take their place in his queue, as another movie has been added to Scott’s slate.
Scott is set to tackle a film about the Battle Of Britain, the air campaign that proved pivotal in World War II. The project is set up at 20th Century Fox, which picked up the film last year and is early development work on it. Matthew Orton is putting the screenplay together.
- 4/4/2017
- Den of Geek
You’ve gotta hand it to Ridley Scott. The man does not stop working. Even now, as he approaches 80-years-old, the director is still going strong. He’s got Alien: Covenant ready to slither into theatres next month, with plans to pump out a few more instalments in the franchise as well. Not to mention a whole host of other exciting projects on his plate, like the Don Winslow adaptation, The Cartel, and the Getty kidnapping drama. Now, you can add one more onto Scott’s increasingly busy schedule, as he’s set to direct Fox’s Battle of Britain epic.
Based on “one of the most decisive battles in World War II history that saw the courageous British underdogs overcome Nazi titans,” the project has a script from writer Matthew Orton, who certainly has experience in the genre as he also penned Operation Finale, which will star Oscar Isaac...
Based on “one of the most decisive battles in World War II history that saw the courageous British underdogs overcome Nazi titans,” the project has a script from writer Matthew Orton, who certainly has experience in the genre as he also penned Operation Finale, which will star Oscar Isaac...
- 4/4/2017
- by Mark Cassidy
- We Got This Covered
Man, that Ridley Scott just loves to work. The prolific director already has quite a few projects on his slate and according to Deadline, he's about to add one more. The outlet reports that Ridley Scott is planning to direct a project for 20th Century Fox centered on the Battle of Britain, a military campaign of the Second World War in which the Royal Air Force fought off a series of attacks... Read More...
- 4/4/2017
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
With Alien: Covenant on its way — and his announcement that he’d like to helm many more of them — director Ridley Scott also has plans to direct All The Money In The World, according to Deadline. The film tells the true story of the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III by mob-tied captors, and the desperate attempts of his grandfather to get him back. While Natalie Portman was originally circling the film, Michelle Williams, Mark Wahlberg, and Kevin Spacey are now in talks to star in the ticking-clock thriller.
The 79-year-old Scott has also added another film to his sky-high pile of potential projects. Deadline reports he’s now attached to a World War II drama based around the Battle of Britain, a major skirmish fought in the air that was a major coup for Allied forces. Scripted by Matthew Orton, who also wrote the upcoming Oscar Isaac-led Nazi-hunting thriller Operation Finale,...
The 79-year-old Scott has also added another film to his sky-high pile of potential projects. Deadline reports he’s now attached to a World War II drama based around the Battle of Britain, a major skirmish fought in the air that was a major coup for Allied forces. Scripted by Matthew Orton, who also wrote the upcoming Oscar Isaac-led Nazi-hunting thriller Operation Finale,...
- 4/3/2017
- by Mike Mazzanti
- The Film Stage
Ridley Scott is set to direct a project for Fox based on the Battle of Britain with Matthew Orton set to write the screenplay, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. The studio bought the pitch a while back, but it’s in the early stages and therefore, there is no script as of yet. Matt Charman, who wrote “Bridge of Spies” for Steven Spielberg, will executive produce. The Battle of Britain is the name of the air campaign waged against the United Kingdom by Nazi Germany from June, 1940 through October of the same year. Around 40,000 civilians were.
- 4/3/2017
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Ridley Scott may be currently gearing up for his Getty kidnapping drama, but he’s also got his eye on another historical pic that he’s keen to add to his list of credits. The Brit director is planning to helm a project for 20th Century Fox based on the epic Battle of Britain, one of the most decisive battles in World War II history that saw the courageous British underdogs overcome Nazi titans. Up-and-coming UK writer Matthew Orton, who recently wrote the WWII…...
- 4/3/2017
- Deadline
SS-gb, a new drama from the BBC, brings us an alternate history for the outcome of the Battle Of Britain, which took place in 1941. In the series, the Germans won the battle for air superiority and took power in the UK. SS-gb picks up the story 14 months after the invasion of Britain and centres on Detective Superintendent Douglas Archer (Sam Riley). When a murder at an antiques store sparks the curiosity of SS Officer Dr. Oskar Huth (Lars Eidinger), Archer is put in the unenviable position of not only solving the crime, but also having to report back to Huth with...read more...
- 2/20/2017
- by Ian Cullen
- Monsters and Critics
Louisa Mellor Feb 19, 2017
This new BBC Len Deighton adaptation SS-gb imagines an alternative 1941 in which Germany won the Battle of Britain…
This review contains spoilers.
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Nuance and Nazis rarely go hand in hand. It's the skulls on the hats - they invite more shades of pantomime than subtlety. Mega successful Bond screenwriters Neal Purvis and Robert Wade don't miss an opportunity for Nazi or noir cliché in the first episode of SS-gb, their five-part adaptation of Len Deighton’s bestselling alt-history novel.
We’re introduced to high-ranking Nazi officer Standartenführer Huth (Lars Eidinger) overseeing an autopsy from the shadows. His subordinate Kellerman (Rainer Bock) has “the subtlety of a pig” he complains, before stubbing out his cigarette in a specimen dish and stalking off, black cane in leather-gloved hand, promising our hero “We are going to be busy,...
This new BBC Len Deighton adaptation SS-gb imagines an alternative 1941 in which Germany won the Battle of Britain…
This review contains spoilers.
See related Shane Black: a career retrospective Zack Snyder interview: Batman V Superman
Nuance and Nazis rarely go hand in hand. It's the skulls on the hats - they invite more shades of pantomime than subtlety. Mega successful Bond screenwriters Neal Purvis and Robert Wade don't miss an opportunity for Nazi or noir cliché in the first episode of SS-gb, their five-part adaptation of Len Deighton’s bestselling alt-history novel.
We’re introduced to high-ranking Nazi officer Standartenführer Huth (Lars Eidinger) overseeing an autopsy from the shadows. His subordinate Kellerman (Rainer Bock) has “the subtlety of a pig” he complains, before stubbing out his cigarette in a specimen dish and stalking off, black cane in leather-gloved hand, promising our hero “We are going to be busy,...
- 2/16/2017
- Den of Geek
Laura Akers Jan 1, 2017
Spoilers ahead in our review of the two most recent, absolutely compelling Vikings season 4 episodes...
This review contains spoilers.
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4.14 In The Uncertain Hour Before The Morning & 4.15 All His Angels
Of all the weeks to get ill, I—or the gods—picked the one that would require me to combine reviews on two episodes which are better talked about together than separately: In The Uncertain Hour Before The Morning and All His Angels.
This week and last week, we got to watch the last days of Ragnar Lothbrok. And if he did not die sword in hand, that does not mean that he not go out as a Viking should—especially this Viking. After all, Fimmel...
Spoilers ahead in our review of the two most recent, absolutely compelling Vikings season 4 episodes...
This review contains spoilers.
See related The Dark Tower: Elba and McConaughey now confirmed The Dark Tower movie has its release date pushed back Guardians Of The Galaxy 2: James Gunn on Baby Groot
4.14 In The Uncertain Hour Before The Morning & 4.15 All His Angels
Of all the weeks to get ill, I—or the gods—picked the one that would require me to combine reviews on two episodes which are better talked about together than separately: In The Uncertain Hour Before The Morning and All His Angels.
This week and last week, we got to watch the last days of Ragnar Lothbrok. And if he did not die sword in hand, that does not mean that he not go out as a Viking should—especially this Viking. After all, Fimmel...
- 1/1/2017
- Den of Geek
We pay tribute to the film stars and directors from around the world who sadly passed away in 2016.Hector BabencoArgentine-born Brazilian director Hector Babenco died on July 13 at 70-years-old.He found international success with Brazilian slum drama Pixote (1981), going on to make Kiss Of
We pay tribute to the film stars and directors from around the world who sadly passed away in 2016.
Hector Babenco
Argentine-born Brazilian director Hector Babenco died on July 13 at 70-years-old.
He found international success with Brazilian slum drama Pixote (1981), going on to make Kiss Of The Spider Woman (1985), for which he earned a best director Oscar nominee and William Hurt earned an Oscar win for best actor.
Babenco went on to direct Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson in Ironweed (1987) and Tom Berenger and John Lithgow in At Play In The Fields Of The Lord (1991).
After undergoing cancer treatment in the 1990s, he returned to the director’s chair for films including Brazilian prison...
We pay tribute to the film stars and directors from around the world who sadly passed away in 2016.
Hector Babenco
Argentine-born Brazilian director Hector Babenco died on July 13 at 70-years-old.
He found international success with Brazilian slum drama Pixote (1981), going on to make Kiss Of The Spider Woman (1985), for which he earned a best director Oscar nominee and William Hurt earned an Oscar win for best actor.
Babenco went on to direct Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson in Ironweed (1987) and Tom Berenger and John Lithgow in At Play In The Fields Of The Lord (1991).
After undergoing cancer treatment in the 1990s, he returned to the director’s chair for films including Brazilian prison...
- 12/31/2016
- ScreenDaily
The chase is on: a mix of icy ruthlessness and warm romanticism enliven Ken Follett's novel of pre-invasion esponage intrigue. Kate Nelligan heats up the screen with Donald Sutherland, the 'seventies most unlikely sex star. Plus a lush and wondrous music score by Miklos Rozsa. Eye of the Needle Blu-ray Twilight Time 1981 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 112 min. / Street Date September 13, 2016 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store29.95 Starring Donald Sutherland, Kate Nelligan, Christopher Cazenove, Ian Bannen, Philip Martin Brown, Bill Nighy, Stephen MacKenna, Sam Kydd. Cinematography Alan Hume Original Music Miklos Rozsa Written by Stanley Mann based on the novel by Ken Follett Produced by Stephen Friedman Directed by Richard Marquand
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
We're all familiar with this kind of thriller -- over shots of fresh-faced troops moving off to war, a portentous scrolling text tells us about the desperate situation of London -- and the Free World -- as Hitler's Luftwaffe threatens.
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
We're all familiar with this kind of thriller -- over shots of fresh-faced troops moving off to war, a portentous scrolling text tells us about the desperate situation of London -- and the Free World -- as Hitler's Luftwaffe threatens.
- 10/25/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Twentieth Century Fox, Curzon Artificial Eye and Picturehouse lead the nominations; Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie is the most nominated film.Scroll down for full shortlist
The Screen Awards 2016 shortlist has been announced, with Twentieth Century Fox leading the pack with a combined 16 nominations. Disney was shortlisted in nine categories while Universal secured two nods.
The awards recognise excellence in UK film distribution, exhibition, marketing, publicity and brand partnerships.
Twentieth Century Fox’s Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie was shortlisted in seven categories while Disney’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Pathe’s Suffragette and Soda Pictures’ Rams each secured four nods.
Curzon Artificial Eye racked up 14 nominations and a further two in the Rising Star category while two Curzon Cinemas were shortlisted. Picturehouse Entertainment has seven nominations, with an additional seven nods for Picturehouse Cinemas.
Metrodome was named in six categories despite an announcement yesterday that it has entered administration.
The shortlist will now be debated by an independent...
The Screen Awards 2016 shortlist has been announced, with Twentieth Century Fox leading the pack with a combined 16 nominations. Disney was shortlisted in nine categories while Universal secured two nods.
The awards recognise excellence in UK film distribution, exhibition, marketing, publicity and brand partnerships.
Twentieth Century Fox’s Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie was shortlisted in seven categories while Disney’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Pathe’s Suffragette and Soda Pictures’ Rams each secured four nods.
Curzon Artificial Eye racked up 14 nominations and a further two in the Rising Star category while two Curzon Cinemas were shortlisted. Picturehouse Entertainment has seven nominations, with an additional seven nods for Picturehouse Cinemas.
Metrodome was named in six categories despite an announcement yesterday that it has entered administration.
The shortlist will now be debated by an independent...
- 8/18/2016
- ScreenDaily
Twentieth Century Fox, Curzon Artificial Eye and Picturehouse lead the nominations; Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie is the most nominated film.Scroll down for full shortlist
The Screen Awards 2016 shortlist has been announced, with Twentieth Century Fox leading the pack with a combined 16 nominations. Disney was shortlisted in nine categories while Universal secured two nods.
The awards recognise excellence in UK film distribution, exhibition, marketing, publicity and brand partnerships.
Twentieth Century Fox’s Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie was shortlisted in seven categories while Disney’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Pathe’s Suffragette and Soda Pictures’ Rams each secured four nods.
Curzon Artificial Eye racked up 14 nominations and a further two in the Rising Star category while two Curzon Cinemas were shortlisted. Picturehouse Entertainment has seven nominations, with an additional seven nods for Picturehouse Cinemas.
Metrodome was named in six categories despite an announcement yesterday that it has entered administration.
The shortlist will now be debated by an independent...
The Screen Awards 2016 shortlist has been announced, with Twentieth Century Fox leading the pack with a combined 16 nominations. Disney was shortlisted in nine categories while Universal secured two nods.
The awards recognise excellence in UK film distribution, exhibition, marketing, publicity and brand partnerships.
Twentieth Century Fox’s Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie was shortlisted in seven categories while Disney’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Pathe’s Suffragette and Soda Pictures’ Rams each secured four nods.
Curzon Artificial Eye racked up 14 nominations and a further two in the Rising Star category while two Curzon Cinemas were shortlisted. Picturehouse Entertainment has seven nominations, with an additional seven nods for Picturehouse Cinemas.
Metrodome was named in six categories despite an announcement yesterday that it has entered administration.
The shortlist will now be debated by an independent...
- 8/18/2016
- ScreenDaily
The Weinstein Company has acquired the U.S. distribution television rights to the upcoming World War II alternate history thriller “SS-gb,” TheWrap has learned. The series is based on the novel of the same name by Len Deighton and has been adapted for television by James Bond screenwriters Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. It is set in a 1940s Nazi occupied London, at a time when the Battle of Britain is lost, Winston Churchill is dead, and King George is held prisoner by the SS. The series will follow Scotland Yard detective Douglas Archer (Sam Riley) as he investigates what appears to be a.
- 6/22/2016
- by Joe Otterson
- The Wrap
June 6, 1944. Today marks the 72nd anniversary of D-Day.
On June 7th, Paramount Home Media Distribution will release director Michael Bay’s remarkable 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi.
Hailed as “powerful” (Kyle Smith, New York Post), “engrossing” (Soren Andersen, Seattle Times) and “full of explosive action” (Dan Casey, Nerdist), the film arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand this Tuesday. (Review)
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi tells the incredible true story of six elite ex-military operators who fought to protect the CIA against overwhelming odds when terrorists attacked a U.S. diplomatic compound on September 11, 2012. The film stars John Krasinski (TV’s “The Office”), James Badge Dale (World War Z) and Pablo Schreiber (TV’s “Orange is the New Black”), and is based on the nonfiction novel 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi by New York Times best-selling author Mitchell Zuckoff with...
On June 7th, Paramount Home Media Distribution will release director Michael Bay’s remarkable 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi.
Hailed as “powerful” (Kyle Smith, New York Post), “engrossing” (Soren Andersen, Seattle Times) and “full of explosive action” (Dan Casey, Nerdist), the film arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand this Tuesday. (Review)
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi tells the incredible true story of six elite ex-military operators who fought to protect the CIA against overwhelming odds when terrorists attacked a U.S. diplomatic compound on September 11, 2012. The film stars John Krasinski (TV’s “The Office”), James Badge Dale (World War Z) and Pablo Schreiber (TV’s “Orange is the New Black”), and is based on the nonfiction novel 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi by New York Times best-selling author Mitchell Zuckoff with...
- 6/6/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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Guy Hamilton, who transformed James Bond, dies at the age of 93.
Guy Hamilton, best known for the his work on the James Bond movies, Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever, Live and Let Die and The Man with the Golden Gun, has died at the Hospital Juaneda Miramar in the city of Palma de Mallorca on the Spanish island of Mallorca. He was 93.
Hamilton raised the profile of the James Bond movies through his work with original film 007 actor Sean Connery and Roger Moore, who played the spy starting with Live and Let Die and in 1974's The Man with the Golden Gun, which Hamilton directed.
"Incredibly, incredibly saddened to hear the wonderful director Guy Hamilton has gone to the great cutting room in the sky. 2016 is horrid," Moore wrote on Twitter.
Hamilton worked with Michael Caine on Battle of Britain and Harrison Ford on the 1978 adaptation of Force 10 from Navarone.
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Guy Hamilton, who transformed James Bond, dies at the age of 93.
Guy Hamilton, best known for the his work on the James Bond movies, Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever, Live and Let Die and The Man with the Golden Gun, has died at the Hospital Juaneda Miramar in the city of Palma de Mallorca on the Spanish island of Mallorca. He was 93.
Hamilton raised the profile of the James Bond movies through his work with original film 007 actor Sean Connery and Roger Moore, who played the spy starting with Live and Let Die and in 1974's The Man with the Golden Gun, which Hamilton directed.
"Incredibly, incredibly saddened to hear the wonderful director Guy Hamilton has gone to the great cutting room in the sky. 2016 is horrid," Moore wrote on Twitter.
Hamilton worked with Michael Caine on Battle of Britain and Harrison Ford on the 1978 adaptation of Force 10 from Navarone.
- 4/21/2016
- Den of Geek
Guy Hamilton and Roger Moore on the set of "The Man With the Golden Gun" in Thailand, 1974.
By Lee Pfeiffer
Cinema Retro mourns the loss of director Guy Hamilton, who has passed away at age 93. Guy was an old friend and supporter of our magazine and a wonderful talent and raconteur. Hamilton, though British by birth, spent much of his life in France. After WWII, he entered the film industry in England and served as assistant director to Sir Carol Reed, working on the classic film "The Third Man". He also served as Ad on John Huston's "The African Queen". Gradually, he moved up the ladder to director and helmed such films as "An Inspector Calls", "The Colditz Story" and "The Devil's Disciple", the latter starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier. In 1964 Hamilton was hired to direct the third James Bond film "Goldfinger" and made cinema history.
By Lee Pfeiffer
Cinema Retro mourns the loss of director Guy Hamilton, who has passed away at age 93. Guy was an old friend and supporter of our magazine and a wonderful talent and raconteur. Hamilton, though British by birth, spent much of his life in France. After WWII, he entered the film industry in England and served as assistant director to Sir Carol Reed, working on the classic film "The Third Man". He also served as Ad on John Huston's "The African Queen". Gradually, he moved up the ladder to director and helmed such films as "An Inspector Calls", "The Colditz Story" and "The Devil's Disciple", the latter starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier. In 1964 Hamilton was hired to direct the third James Bond film "Goldfinger" and made cinema history.
- 4/21/2016
- by [email protected] (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
BAFTA-nominated British film-maker directed four James Bond films.
British film director Guy Hamilton, known for directing Bond films Goldfinger, Live And Let Die, The Man With The Golden Gun and Diamonds Are Forever, has died aged 93.
Born in Paris in 1922, he made his start as a director’s assistant for Carol Reed on films including The Third Man, before getting his first directing job on 1952 B-movie The Ringer.
Aside from his 007 outings, Hamilton worked consistently until the late 1980s, directing Harrison Ford in Force 10 From Navarone and Michael Caine in The Battle Of Britain, among other credits.
His 1957 feature Stoaway Girl was nominated for a Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, and he received a BAFTA nomination in 1961 for his A Touch of Larceny screenplay.
Roger Moore tweeted: “Incredibly, incredibly saddened to hear the wonderful director Guy Hamilton has gone to the great cutting room in the sky.”...
British film director Guy Hamilton, known for directing Bond films Goldfinger, Live And Let Die, The Man With The Golden Gun and Diamonds Are Forever, has died aged 93.
Born in Paris in 1922, he made his start as a director’s assistant for Carol Reed on films including The Third Man, before getting his first directing job on 1952 B-movie The Ringer.
Aside from his 007 outings, Hamilton worked consistently until the late 1980s, directing Harrison Ford in Force 10 From Navarone and Michael Caine in The Battle Of Britain, among other credits.
His 1957 feature Stoaway Girl was nominated for a Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, and he received a BAFTA nomination in 1961 for his A Touch of Larceny screenplay.
Roger Moore tweeted: “Incredibly, incredibly saddened to hear the wonderful director Guy Hamilton has gone to the great cutting room in the sky.”...
- 4/21/2016
- ScreenDaily
At first, it seems difficult to envision any actor in the role of Sir Winston Churchill – let alone Gary Oldman. The former U.K Prime Minister was once bestowed with the nickname ‘The British Bulldog’, and that hardly seems to fit with the presence of the actor who delivered the roles of Commissioner Gordon (The Dark Knight Trilogy), Sirius Black (the Harry Potter franchise), Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg (The Fifth Element), Dracula (Bram Stoker’s Dracula), Lee Harvey Oswald (JFK), and Sid Vicious (Sid And Nancy). But, this collection of performances shows nothing if not an incredibly vast range, and what we have with Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour, is some epic drama, and electrifying speeches.
Sir Winston Churchill has been long regarded, and publicly named, as the Greatest Briton of all time – and with good reason. The economic and foreign policies he spearheaded throughout his career were undoubtedly often problematic,...
Sir Winston Churchill has been long regarded, and publicly named, as the Greatest Briton of all time – and with good reason. The economic and foreign policies he spearheaded throughout his career were undoubtedly often problematic,...
- 4/15/2016
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Princess Kate and Prince William went for cute with their 2015 Christmas card, but with his own holiday offering, Prince Harry instead opted to pay tribute to the heroes of Britain's past. Kensington Palace revealed Harry's Christmas card image on Twitter, Tuesday. The royal chose a photo from the historic flypast in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, in which he participated this past September. Harry welcomed veteran WWII pilots to the ground after the flypast, including 95-year-old Tom Neil, who is featured next to the prince on the card. "Merry Christmas from Prince Harry," Kensington Palace wrote.
- 12/22/2015
- by Lindsay Kimble
- PEOPLE.com
Merry Christmas from Prince Harry! Here's his Christmas card photo showing one of his favourite moments from 2015 pic.twitter.com/bhk2mq1mYE- Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) December 22, 2015 Prince Harry's royal Christmas card is finally here, and while it's a bit unexpected, it's even better than we thought it would be! On Tuesday, Kensington Palace tweeted the photo of Harry with Tom Neil, a 95-year-old Battle of Britain veteran. "Merry Christmas from Prince Harry! Here's his Christmas card photo showing one of his favorite moments from 2015," the palace wrote. Honestly, could the famous redhead be any more swoon-worthy? See the card above, and then check out Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal Christmas card featuring their adorable kids!
- 12/22/2015
- by Kelsie Gibson
- Popsugar.com
You’ll be somewhere around Neverland, in the middle of an empty theatre, when the drugs begin to take hold. At least, that’s what it feels like when you’re watching Pan. A gonzo work of unbridled and unwieldy imagination that’s easier to hazily recount than actually review, this latest trip through the world of J. M. Barrie eases you through a surreal fantasy adventure like a frog slow boiling in bong water. That this most garish of kids movie can’t be written off as a shared hallucination is a testament to the clarity of Pan’s indelible and baffling vision.
As both an origin story and the umpteenth re-envisioning of Peter Pan, Pan is defined by the gratuitousness of its own existence. Both director Joe Wright and screenwriter Jason Fuchs never come up with a compelling reason for this story to be told, despite opening narration...
As both an origin story and the umpteenth re-envisioning of Peter Pan, Pan is defined by the gratuitousness of its own existence. Both director Joe Wright and screenwriter Jason Fuchs never come up with a compelling reason for this story to be told, despite opening narration...
- 10/6/2015
- by Sam Woolf
- We Got This Covered
Everest has climbed to the summit of the UK box office on its first weekend on release.
The mountain drama, about a 1996 expedition devastated by severe weather conditions, ended Tom Hardy's brief reign atop the charts with Legend.
Jason Clarke, Jake Gyllenhaal and Josh Brolin lead the cast of the film, which took in £3.1 million to claim first place at UK cinemas.
Legend slips down to second place, while Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials is at number three on its second weekend on release.
M Night Shyamalan's The Visit and Inside Out round out the top five.
Elsewhere, the chart sees new entries from Robert Redford's A Walk in the Woods, the Battle of Britain at 75 live concert broadcast and children's comedy Bill.
The UK box office top 10 in full:
1. (-) Everest - £3,160,154
2. (1) Legend - £2,446,860
3. (2) Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials - £1,510,494
4. (3) The Visit - £485,117
5. (5) Inside Out - £437,014
6. (4) Straight...
The mountain drama, about a 1996 expedition devastated by severe weather conditions, ended Tom Hardy's brief reign atop the charts with Legend.
Jason Clarke, Jake Gyllenhaal and Josh Brolin lead the cast of the film, which took in £3.1 million to claim first place at UK cinemas.
Legend slips down to second place, while Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials is at number three on its second weekend on release.
M Night Shyamalan's The Visit and Inside Out round out the top five.
Elsewhere, the chart sees new entries from Robert Redford's A Walk in the Woods, the Battle of Britain at 75 live concert broadcast and children's comedy Bill.
The UK box office top 10 in full:
1. (-) Everest - £3,160,154
2. (1) Legend - £2,446,860
3. (2) Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials - £1,510,494
4. (3) The Visit - £485,117
5. (5) Inside Out - £437,014
6. (4) Straight...
- 9/22/2015
- Digital Spy
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